‘What exactly killed this pub?’

The Newbridge Inn was a public house in Newbridge, a suburban village to the west of Edinburgh. It was founded in 1683 and located on the main route from Edinburgh … Continue reading ‘What exactly killed this pub?’

‘A dour solid building’

In the Trove Scotland archive I came across this photograph of  52 West Port, Edinburgh. The stare of the unknown passer-by and the ghost sign: FIRE STATION, left me wanting … Continue reading ‘A dour solid building’